The new-look Detroit Lions have been a force to be reckoned with, but this season, they are in what has recently become unfamiliar territory.

After making the playoffs in each of the previous two seasons, the Lions missed out on the playoffs after being one of the favorites to win it all in the preseason.

In 2023, they were this close to making the Super Bowl for the first time. Last season, they lost in their first playoff game as the No. 1 seed.

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Amon-Ra St. Brown of the Detroit Lions and running back Jahmyr Gibbs look on prior to an NFL football game against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field on Sept. 7, 2025, in Green Bay, Wisconsin.  (Todd Rosenberg/Getty Images)

“I really think we have all the pieces, and that’s why this year hurt the way that it did, because you know we have this high elite level of talent,” star edge rusher Aidan Hutchinson told Fox News Digital on Radio Row. “I really just think it was a football thing, and it was a lack of complimentary football in critical moments. I think different phases were letting the team down. That’s defense included, too. It sucks that you have to sit there and say it, but I think that’s kind of what happened. Because we have the pieces.”

“I think we just slipped up here and there. Details kind of slipped up, we had a lot of people injured, but I wouldn’t make that as an excuse because we did the same thing last year. Just need to clean up some stuff,” running back Jahmyr Gibbs added. “Everybody’s in the league for a reason. Every team’s good. Every team’s got players getting paid. So, I mean, anybody can beat anybody any given Sunday, Thursday, Monday, whatever it is. We just happened to get beat more than we’re used to. So it is what it is.”

Part of the reason the Lions did not go to that Super Bowl two years ago, many would argue, is Dan Campbell’s aggressiveness on fourth down. But don’t expect anyone on the Lions to ever disagree with their coach’s mentality.

“We love it,” Amon-Ra St. Brown said. “We’re rocking with it, we feel like we have a good offense, players everywhere that can go make plays on fourth down. We feel like we can get it on every fourth down. Dan’s instilled that in us since we’ve been there… and we feel like we can get it every time.”

Head coach Dan Campbell looks on prior to the game against the Cleveland Browns at Ford Field on Sept. 28, 2025, in Detroit, Michigan.  (Mike Mulholland/Getty Images)

Gibbs’ answer was much simpler.

“We want more points,” he said.

One thing that the Lions undoubtedly do, though, is lean on one another. Hutchinson and Gibbs partnered with Rocket Mortgage on Radio Row to spread the word on being a good neighbor, and likened home living to the locker room.

“Be dependable. Always depend on that one person that’s gonna be, then no matter what, to help you. Like, you need your packages picked up. They gonna help you,” Gibbs said.

Detroit Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs (0) celebrates his touchdown against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during the second half of an NFL football game, Monday, Oct. 20, 2025, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)

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“It’s really what Rocket is all about,” added Hutchinson. “And their culture, they preach being a good neighbor and being kind and spreading kindness. The biggest thing is dependability when I think of teammates and neighbors. “I think the severity of the situation changes in-game, a little bit higher pressure, but it’s a similar flair of dependability.”

When asked if anything is missing to get over the hump, Penei Sewell echoed Hutchinson’s teammates about having the right pieces.

“Nothing comes to mind,” Sewell admitted.

“But I’ll tell you what,” Hutchinson added, “once we all come back for OTAs, we all know what’s at stake. We all know how much has been put into this team and the talent that we have. So it’s going to be continuing to sharpen iron, compete in practice, compete in games, and really become the best version of ourselves.”

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Olympic gold medalist and American alpine ski racer Lindsey Vonn continued to defy the odds Friday when she completed her first women’s downhill training run just a week after she tore her ACL in a World Cup race.

Vonn, wearing the No. 10 bib and a brace on her left knee, successfully completed her run on a day when fog delayed skiers waiting for their turn at the famed Tofane Alpine Skiing Centre in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy.

She did not appear to have any limitations during the training run, although she occasionally veered off course and almost missed some gates. Vonn made it down the 1.6-mile track in 1:40.33 and crossed the all-important finish line.

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Lindsey Vonn of the United States in women’s downhill training during the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games at Tofane Alpine Skiing Centre on Feb. 6, 2026, in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy.  (Eric Bolte/Imagn Images)

The 41-year-old champion skier, who holds a record of 12 World Cup wins in Cortina, including six in the downhill, looked aggressive in her first training session.

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An ACL tear typically sidelines an athlete for about a year, but Vonn remains determined to manage the injury and compete. She detailed the severity Friday, writing on X that the critical knee ligament was “100% gone.”

Lindsey Vonn of the United States in women’s downhill training during the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games at Tofane Alpine Skiing Centre Feb. 6, 2026, in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy. (Michael Madrid/Imagn Images)

“My ACL was fully functioning until last Friday. Just because it seems impossible to you doesn’t mean it’s not possible. And yes, my ACL is 100% ruptured. Not 80% or 50%. It’s 100% gone,” Vonn wrote.

Vonn disclosed the injury a day after posting a video of herself squatting with a barbell in the gym. She underwent a partial right knee replacement in 2024, underscoring a long history of knee issues.

Lindsey Vonn of the United States in the finish area during women’s downhill training at the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games at the Tofane Alpine Skiing Centre Feb. 6, 2026, in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy.  (Leonhard Foeger/Reuters via Imagn Images)

Vonn celebrated with Team USA teammate Breezy Johnson after Friday’s training run but declined interviews. Asked if she was “all good?” she replied simply, “Yup.”

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The women’s alpine downhill begins Sunday with Vonn expected to be at the starting gate.

“I know what my chances were before the crash, and I know my chances aren’t the same as it stands today, but I know there’s still a chance. And as long as there’s a chance, I will try,” she told reporters Tuesday at Cortina Curling Stadium.

Fox News’ Paulina Dedaj contributed to this report.

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14-year-old prodigy Vaibhav Suryavanshi recreated the ‘final match you perform’ reel alongside Harvansh Pangalia following India’s win in the U-19 World Cup 2026 final against England. The match was played on Friday, February 6, in Harare, Zimbabwe.

Opting to bat first, India posted 411/9 in 50 overs, with Vaibhav starring with a stunning knock of 175 off just 80 balls, including 15 fours and 15 sixes. In response, England managed 311, as RS Ambrish picked up three wickets to seal a 100-run victory for the team.

As India celebrated their sixth U-19 World Cup title, Harvansh, in a video, asked Vaibhav:

“Final match you perform, what happening?”

The opening batter then hilariously said:

“Nothing, we won the match, that’s happening. That’s the important thing, we won.”

Watch the clip below:

Meanwhile, Vaibhav Suryavanshi was also awarded the Player of the Game and Player of the Tournament awards.

“He should be fast-forwarded into the team” – Former India spinner’s massive statement on Vaibhav Suryavanshi

As Vaibhav Suryavanshi stole the show in the U-19 World Cup 2026, scoring 439 runs in seven innings at an average of 62.71 and a strike rate of 169.49, including three fifties and one century, former spinner Harbhajan Singh opined that the opening batter should be included in India’s senior team for their next tour. Speaking in a video on his YouTube channel, Harbhajan said:

“We saw him in the IPL as well, explosive batting, there he wasn’t playing against Under-19 teams there. He is an incredible player. I think for the next India tour, be it ODIs or T20s, he should definitely be included. Imagine a team with Abhishek Sharma, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Jaiswal, it would be an amazing team! And in 2027, there’s the 50-over World Cup, another huge opportunity. Such young, hungry talent should definitely be played.”

“The Olympics are also coming in 2028, and I believe these players deserve opportunities. Vaibhav is already doing big things at such a young age. I won’t compare him to Tendulkar, no one can be like him, but Vaibhav has immense talent and is ready for international cricket. I think he should be fast-forwarded into the team. I hope that once he turns 15 on March 27, he gets a chance to play for India,” he added.

Meanwhile, the southpaw is next expected to be in action during IPL 2026, which begins on March 26, where he will represent Rajasthan Royals (RR).